Narrow band gap conjugated polymer for improving the photovoltaic performance of P3HT:PCBM ternary blend bulk heterojunction solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 962-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Murali ◽  
Arun D. Rao ◽  
Sarita Yadav ◽  
Praveen C. Ramamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Narrow Band ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Ternary Blend ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

A new low band gap conjugated polymer PBDO-T-TDP is synthesized and used as a sensitizer in P3HT:PCBM based BHJ solar cells and its effect on their photovoltaic properties is investigated by blending them at various weight ratios.

scholarly journals Impact of fluorine substitution upon the photovoltaic properties of benzothiadiazole-fluorene alternate copolymers

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (57) ◽  
pp. 46386-46394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Cartwright ◽  
Ahmed Iraqi ◽  
Yiwei Zhang ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
David. G. Lidzey
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Fluorine Substitution ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
The Impact

The impact of replacing hydrogen with fluorine in efficient moderate-band gap alternating benzothiadiazole-fluorene copolymers is studied. The optical, electrochemical, thermal and photovoltaic properties in bulk heterojunction solar cells are investigated.

Reduced Bimolecular Recombination in Conjugated Polymer Donor/Fullerene Acceptor Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila J. Mozer ◽  
Tracey M. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Roll To Roll ◽  
Active Layers ◽  
Bimolecular Recombination

We show significantly reduced bimolecular recombination in a novel silole-based copolymer (KP115):fullerene blend, which allows the fabrication of polymer solar cells with relatively thick active layers. This leads to improved device efficiencies and makes roll-to-roll printing much easier. The origin of the reduced recombination, however, is not known. Our recent data suggest that published models are inadequate to explain this phenomenon.

scholarly journals Synthesis, optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performances of wide band-gap copolymers based on dibenzosilole and quinoxaline units, rivals to P3HT

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (25) ◽  
pp. 4160-4175 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Caffy ◽  
N. Delbosc ◽  
P. Chávez ◽  
P. Lévêque ◽  
J. Faure-Vincent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Optoelectronic Properties ◽  
Wide Band Gap ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiencies

Dibenzosilole and quinoxaline based copolymers were synthesized and tested in bulk-heterojunction solar cells showing power conversion efficiencies up to 5.14%.

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